hontou ni
22Sep/0912

Dear Ami I would like to

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Somehow it's actually more disturbing to learn that I have something very much in common with Shin than to realize that I am, actually, quite partial to traps.

29Jan/099

Attributes of imouto-moe and the Dark Side

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As a faithful and indiscriminate consumer of the unhealthy 2D product "imouto-moe", I was surprised to find myself not going ga-ga over Yaya (Shugo Chara). Twin-tailed, lolicious and a tad spoiled, she's the embodiment of the imouto archetype I've worship all throughout my 2D fandom. So just what was the missing key ingredient? Was it because she's not a LHL? (Light-haired loli) Or that she didn't have a onii-chan to love? As I scrolled through my mental list of IM bishoujos, it suddenly hit me.

IM invokes that protective onii-chan in you

I never felt it for Yaya. Maybe the 'spoiled' component of her imouto-moe tipped the scale, so I found her more annoying than lovable. To give an idea of the imouto-moe I ascribe to here's a non-exhaustive list of 10 names hastily pulled out from my MAL.

12Jan/0911

Matchmaking Hinamori Amu

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There aren't too many reverse harems that I enjoy in anime. The last was Saiungoku Monogatari of which most of the charm needs to be attributed to the very fabulous female harem lead - Shuurei. My beef with reverse harems is that they often make the male suitors overly sensitive to cater to the shoujo audiences. Hey I've no problem with thoughtful guys but if every little thing is going to move him to tears, he should definitely check those malfunctioning ducts.

However, I'm pleased to announce today, a reverse harem of choice for a very worthy female lead - Hinamori Amu. Yes, instead of diving onto the Winter season, I've been marathoning Shugo Chara and here's a bold claim -

It's every bit as good as Cardcaptor Sakura.

The merits of Shugo Chara deserves another post but for now, allow me to put on my matchmaking mantle to advise lil Amu-chan on Mr Right (Miss in one of the cases). In ascending order of approval.

9Dec/0730

Shugo Chara – Bishoujo rankings

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First, a big thank you to Impz for his incessant chants about Amu that lead me to discover THE mahou shoujo anime of 2007 - Shugo Chara. Man, the last time I felt all gooey-sweet inside had to be Cardcaptor Sakura. And like CCS, I'm utterly enamoured with the bishoujos of the series and not ashamed though they may only be 11. After all, they behave a great deal more sensibly than many grown-ups. Anyhow, here's in ascending order of chara love.